Rising Sun Christian Church, 13807 Rising Sun Road, Lawrenceville, IL 62439  Sunday Morning Worship 9:00am
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What We Believe

Essential truth. Our Statement of Faith. These things don’t change at Rising Sun. This is what we believe, and it’s who we are at the core as a church.

We believe…
  •     in one God--Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 5:16,45; 6:1,4,8,9; James 1:17/John 1:1; 14:9 / Genesis 1:2; John 4:24; 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21)
  •     in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible (Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3)
  •     in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, my one and only Savior (John 1:14; 1 John 4:9 / John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18), Who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary (Matthew 21:11; John 19:19 / John 1:14; Romans 5;15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1 / Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38), Who suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate (Luke 23:1-46), Who died and was buried, and Who rose again bodily from the dead on the third day (Luke 23:44 – 24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8), Who ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father (Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1), and Who will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead (Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3, Acts 1:10-11; 10:39-42; 1 Peter 4:5)
  •     in the Holy Spirit Who is an active and operative part of the triune God (John 16:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27), Who indwells every Christian (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14)
  •     in the Bible—God’s Holy Word, Scripture. We believe God inspired the autographs (original writings) of the Scripture and those autographs were consequently without error (Mark 12:36; John 14:26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21).  We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice (Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12).  We believe the Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23).  We believe the Bible teaches that salvation—the forgiveness of sins—is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7).  We believe the Bible teaches that one receives God’s grace by putting faith in Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ and being immersed into Christ (Romans 5:1-2 / Luke 24:45-47; Acts 3:19; 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9 / Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11; 1 John 4:15 / Acts 2:38, Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21)
  •     in the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the Day of Pentecost and consisting of all Christians everywhere (Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47).
  •     the Bible teaches that the Elders are to exercise authority over the local congregation (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4).
What to Expect

      “What can I expect when I come to Rising Sun?”

    As soon as you step through the door of the church building you can expect:

  • Friendly and smiling faces will greet you.
  • You will receive a bulletin when you arrive.  The bulletin provides information about the service and information about events throughout the week.
  • The service begins with a time of worship with a blend of hymns and contemporary praise and worship music.
  • Our minister will deliver a practical message that will teach how the Bible can help you deal with real life issues.
  • At the end of his message, our minister offers a time of decision and prayer.  If you need to know more about becoming a Christian, want to join the Rising Sun Christian Church's family, or need someone to pray for you simply come forward during this time.
  • Following the message we take Communion.  Communion is a portion of our service that allows us to remember the Sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for each one of us.  We invite all Christians to join us.
  • Offering is a time for our family to give back to God.  You should not feel obligated to contribute to our offering.  We realize that you already have enough to think about when visiting a church for the first time.
  • Following offering we generally set aside some time for announcements and prayer.
  • The service concludes with a final song.
  • Our church is praying for YOU!  Our prayer is that you find a place to connect and join a family of believers that will help motivate and lift you up.  Whether you know it or not, God loves you and wants to provide you a place of comfort.